Government to pay our openreach costs or force openreach

Force the unlock of Exchange Only Broadband lines or provide funds cover costs

Exchange only lines are those that do not have a cabinet and are usually feet from the exchange. Due to the way the lines have been configured, EO lines that go directly into the exchange (no cabinet) cannot get super fast broadband. This is not the fault of the home owner.

OFCOM will not move this forward either so the government must step in to unlock EO lines and force companies to upgrade these lines or find a solution. This affects hundreds of properties around the country, despite being in busy towns and cities, they cannot get fast broadband. The current UK broadband backend provider (openreach) must be take over the costs and be held responsible Failing this the government must set up a fund to unlock these lines in order to offer all super fast broadband.

Re: Government to pay our openreach costs or force openreach

Regarding EO lines, let's not forget that when these were put in, broadband didn't exist. Therefore as these were voice only lines, as most were when they were originally put in, they worked perfectly and did the job intended.

It isn't fair to say it was an engineering mistake, just because 40 or 50 years later technology has moved on.